Minors
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September 4, 2019 at 11:07 pm
Baysox take Game 1 on eighth-inning rally sparked by Palmeiro; Delmarva loses to Hickory
BOWIE—The Bowie Baysox, whose improbable second-half run gave them an unexpected place in the Eastern League playoffs, got off to a good start in their first playoff game since 2015. Bowie, which beat out Erie for the second playoff spot in the Western Division, scored three eight-inning runs to break a 2-2...
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Minor league wrap, Part 2: Norfolk, Frederick struggle, but Mountcastle, Hall shine
Minor league season wrap-up, Part 2: On Monday, I took a look at Bowie, Delmarva and Aberdeen, three Oriole minor league teams that either qualified for the playoffs or just missed. In Part 2 of the minor league season recap, we’ll examine High-A Frederick and Triple-A Norfolk, teams that didn’t compete for...
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September 3, 2019 at 7:00 am
Minor league wrap, Part 1: Bowie gets hot at the right time; Delmarva hopes to maintain momentum
Minor league season wrap-up, Part 1 Labor Day doesn’t just mean September callups. It also means the end of the minor league regular season. All five Oriole affiliates wrapped up their regular seasons Monday, with the system as a whole producing a mixed bag. Low-A Delmarva and Double-A Bowie are headed to...
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August 22, 2019 at 11:02 pm
Adley Rutschman makes strong first impression on Delmarva teammates and coaches
SALISBURY-As Adley Rutschman stepped into the left-handed batter’s box for pregame batting practice, it took a few swings for everyone in the press box to start watching. It was more than 2 1/2 hours before the start of Thursday night’s game against the Greensboro Grasshoppers, and Rutschman didn’t have his number 37...
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August 15, 2019 at 7:00 am
After throwing no-hitter, Michael Baumann isn’t slowing down in Bowie
BOWIE-Michael Baumann didn’t know something special was happening until about the fifth inning. The 6-foot-4 right-hander was on the mound for the Bowie Baysox, making just his fifth appearance for the Orioles’ Double-A team since being called up from High-A Frederick. By that point on July 16, Baumann hadn’t allowed a hit...
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July 27, 2019 at 11:28 pm
In Aberdeen debut, Adley Rutschman gets another taste of being the face of the Orioles’ rebuild
ABERDEEN-About 40 years ago, Randy Rutschman was in Maryland working for a private airline company. He coached his boss’s son’s baseball team, finding time to catch a game at Memorial Stadium and take the team to Washington D.C. for a day. That was the last time he was in the Baltimore area...
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Orioles’ Rutschman ‘excited’ to finally make Maryland debut
ABERDEEN-On a day when the Orioles are hoping this is the first step in a long and successful career in orange and black, Adley Rutschman is just looking forward to playing baseball. The No.1 overall pick has had to wait a little longer than he expected to make his minor league debut...
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July 24, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Dillon Tate is excelling after move to Bowie bullpen
Nearly a year after he was the centerpiece of the Zack Britton trade, Dillon Tate has finally found his groove in the Orioles’ minor league system. While his 3.74 ERA entering Wednesday’s game doesn’t look too impressive on the surface, it has continued to drop since the 25-year-old right-hander transitioned away from...
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July 19, 2019 at 12:00 pm
So far in Bowie, Zac Lowther hasn’t missed a beat
BOWIE-At Double A, some players refer to their initial struggles at the level as the “Double-A wall.” The increase in competition is more drastic than when players move up in lower levels, so they sometimes struggle before finding their groove. But the jump hasn’t stopped Bowie Baysox pitcher Zac Lowther. After dominating...
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June 28, 2019 at 7:00 am
Dean Jones Report: Kremer surging; Knight and Akin struggling; Hays injured
It isn’t a fun time to be an Orioles fan right now. If you’re spending time on BaltimoreBaseball.com, you don’t need me to tell you that. The Orioles have the worst record (22-58) in the majors for the second straight season. With a 28-53 record, the Kansas City Royals are 5 1/2...
